Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

Legendary Creature — Vampire

Mana cost: {4}{W}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Flying, lifelink
Put X +1/+1 counters on Vish Kal, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

activated Sacrifice a creature —

activated Sacrifice a creature — puts the sacrificed creature's power counters on it

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each +1/+1 counter removed this way.

activated Remove all +1/+1 counters from Vish Kal —

activated Remove all +1/+1 counters from Vish Kal — shrinks a creature

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, put a counter on anything, remove a counter from anything.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter, it exiles a Nightmare

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter onto the battlefield from your library

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter attacks:

  1. Glass-Cast Heart — makes a token
  2. Sanctum Seeker — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken Vampire attacks — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

  1. Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle — When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter attacks, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle makes a token

a Vampire creature is cast — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

  1. Bloodlord of Vaasgoth — When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter is cast, Bloodlord of Vaasgoth grants bloodthirst

a Vampire deals combat damage — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter deals combat damage:

  1. Rakish Heir — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Stensia Masquerade — puts a counter on a permanent

a Vampire enters the battlefield — 500 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter enters:

  1. Anje, Maid of Dishonor — makes a token
  2. Forerunner of the Legion — gives +1/+1
  3. Markov Enforcer — deals damage
  4. Evelyn, the Covetous — exiles a card from a library

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back

806 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

  1. Conclave Mentor — When Conclave Mentor dies thanks to Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter, it gains you its power life

463 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Vish Kal is one).

When Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself

455 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.